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Biggest disappointment of the year. This book has been sold to me as magical whimsical and all these wondrous things.
But all I got from it was extreme sadness, people who did not save themselves but much rather wait for 17 years for someone who deserves nothing, gloomy, dark, twisted. Just overall all negative feelings and rolemodels. And nothing felt positive...
But all I got from it was extreme sadness, people who did not save themselves but much rather wait for 17 years for someone who deserves nothing, gloomy, dark, twisted. Just overall all negative feelings and rolemodels. And nothing felt positive...
Characters:
James Watson, descendant of Dr. Watson
Charlotte Holmes, descendant of Sherlock Holmes
August Moriarty, descendant of Professor Moriarty
Themes: rape, addiction, art forging, kidnapping, family problems, mystery
Cover:
Dust jacket: dark green with red and light green silhouettes: a girl with straight hair, a boy with a hat, a boy with scarf and package, an art auction, trains, clocks, trees
Book: dark green with the little silhouette of the boy with scarf and package
Author: read the first one which was at least a bit better
Setting: London, Sussex, UK; Berlin, Germany; Prague, Czech Republic
POV: 1st Person James Watson and for 2 chapters Charlotte Holmes
Liked: setting, refereces
Did not like: characters, plot, plot-twist, failed mystery, relationship between the characters, I did not care for anything about this
James Watson, descendant of Dr. Watson
Charlotte Holmes, descendant of Sherlock Holmes
August Moriarty, descendant of Professor Moriarty
Themes: rape, addiction, art forging, kidnapping, family problems, mystery
Cover:
Dust jacket: dark green with red and light green silhouettes: a girl with straight hair, a boy with a hat, a boy with scarf and package, an art auction, trains, clocks, trees
Book: dark green with the little silhouette of the boy with scarf and package
Author: read the first one which was at least a bit better
Setting: London, Sussex, UK; Berlin, Germany; Prague, Czech Republic
POV: 1st Person James Watson and for 2 chapters Charlotte Holmes
Liked: setting, refereces
Did not like: characters, plot, plot-twist, failed mystery, relationship between the characters, I did not care for anything about this
Characters:
Cinder, cyborg
Kai/ the Prince nothing really...
Themes: plague, cyborgs, evil queen from Mars,
Cover:
Dust jacket: cblack with characteristic Cinderella slipper (robotics shining through)
Book: black
Author: liked Heartless
Setting: Earth / some newly build kingdom
Sequels: #2 Scarlet, #3 Cress, #4 Winter + novellas
POV: 3rd person -> Cinder
Liked: /
Did not like: Dull, boring... It was just obvious and did nothing for me...
Unpopular Opinion coming in...
I was so disappointed I can't even express it. I knew the ending the whole time and was tempted to DNF it. And after forcing myself through this I did not learn anything unexpected at all. And I just found Cinder so annoying. The tiny flicker of a romance was totally unrealistic and from the prince instantly. I don't know. The Characters were hollow and not interesting to me at all. There were no surprises for me in this entire plot. I'm sorry I rarely give such a review but I had hoped for so much more after liking Heartless and I don't know should the plot of the second book be as hollow and predictable... I have not decided if I will pick it up.
I just can't overlook the bad characterizations, plot, pace, foreseeable ending, no character development...
And this concept had so much potential.
There were so many things just not explained at all. Like: Why would someone with technological reinforcements considered not human??? How can they treat them like property? That's totally unrealistic in my opinion. Taking the society nowadays as a guide where acceptance is very important and good steps in that direction have been made. I find it rather sad and not reasonable.
Cinder, cyborg
Kai/ the Prince nothing really...
Themes: plague, cyborgs, evil queen from Mars,
Cover:
Dust jacket: cblack with characteristic Cinderella slipper (robotics shining through)
Book: black
Author: liked Heartless
Setting: Earth / some newly build kingdom
Sequels: #2 Scarlet, #3 Cress, #4 Winter + novellas
POV: 3rd person -> Cinder
Liked: /
Did not like: Dull, boring... It was just obvious and did nothing for me...
Unpopular Opinion coming in...
I was so disappointed I can't even express it. I knew the ending the whole time and was tempted to DNF it. And after forcing myself through this I did not learn anything unexpected at all. And I just found Cinder so annoying. The tiny flicker of a romance was totally unrealistic and from the prince instantly. I don't know. The Characters were hollow and not interesting to me at all. There were no surprises for me in this entire plot. I'm sorry I rarely give such a review but I had hoped for so much more after liking Heartless and I don't know should the plot of the second book be as hollow and predictable... I have not decided if I will pick it up.
I just can't overlook the bad characterizations, plot, pace, foreseeable ending, no character development...
And this concept had so much potential.
There were so many things just not explained at all. Like: Why would someone with technological reinforcements considered not human??? How can they treat them like property? That's totally unrealistic in my opinion. Taking the society nowadays as a guide where acceptance is very important and good steps in that direction have been made. I find it rather sad and not reasonable.
